Selenium

Selenium is an open-source tool for automating web browsers. Selenium supports multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, and C#, and is widely used for web testing, scraping, and automating repetitive tasks. Selenium works across browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and offers robust features for interacting with web elements. For more information, visit The Selenium Browser Automation Project.

Check whether Python is installed

Before anything, check whether Python is installed. Open a terminal (Command Prompt or shell) and run:

python --version

If Python is installed, this displays the version number:

Terminal showing the installed Python version number

If Python is already installed, skip ahead to Step 2 and install Selenium.

Step 1: Install Python

Download Python

Download Python from the official Python downloads page.

Run the installer

Run the installer and make sure to check the option Add Python to PATH during installation.

Step 2: Install Selenium and WebDriver

Install Selenium

pip install selenium

Install WebDriver

pip install webdriver-manager

Step 3: Create a project directory

Create the project directory:

mkdir selenium_project

Navigate to the newly created directory and create a subdirectory for scripts:

cd selenium_project
mkdir src

Step 4: Write your Selenium script

Open a text editor and paste the following script:

from selenium import webdriver
from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

# Configure proxy with IP whitelisting
proxy = "http://gate.nodemaven.com:8080"  # Replace with your proxy string

# Set Chrome options to use the proxy
chrome_options = Options()
chrome_options.add_argument(f"--proxy-server={proxy}")

# Initialize WebDriver
driver = webdriver.Chrome(
    service=Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()),
    options=chrome_options
)

try:
    # Navigate to an IP-checking service
    driver.get("https://www.maxmind.com/en/locate-my-ip-address")
    print("Page title:", driver.title)

    # Extract the IP address from the page (if displayed)
    page_source = driver.page_source
    print("Page content loaded. Check the browser to verify the proxy works.")
except Exception as e:
    print("An error occurred:", e)
finally:
    # Close the browser
    driver.quit()

Save the file as selenium_test.py inside the src directory. The script above uses IP whitelisting, so replace the proxy string with your own.

Step 5: Run your script

Open Command Prompt, navigate to the src directory, and run:

python selenium_test.py

Expected output

The browser opens, navigates to https://www.maxmind.com/en/locate-my-ip-address, and displays your IP address and related details.

MaxMind page opened by Selenium showing the proxy IP address

The Command Prompt prints the page title:

Command Prompt showing the page title printed by the Selenium script

You are now ready to personalize your script and start using Selenium with NodeMaven proxies.

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Check whether Python is installed

Step 1: Install Python

Step 2: Install Selenium and WebDriver

Step 3: Create a project directory

Step 4: Write your Selenium script

Step 5: Run your script

Expected output

​Check whether Python is installed

​Step 1: Install Python

​Step 2: Install Selenium and WebDriver

​Step 3: Create a project directory

​Step 4: Write your Selenium script

​Step 5: Run your script

​Expected output

Check whether Python is installed

Step 1: Install Python

Step 2: Install Selenium and WebDriver

Step 3: Create a project directory

Step 4: Write your Selenium script

Step 5: Run your script

Expected output